St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-03
Forthe Good of humanity.

To the Editor of the Globe.
My aim and zeal always has been, is and
will be forever, TO spread peace and happi-
ness amongst mankind and to do every thing
that is in my power to make people under
stand it.. In helping and assisting me to con-
tribute towards this object their respective
shares. wish TO see men perfectly satisfied
and contended with everything in their voca-
ton, 10 matter what it is. If this could be
so there would not be so much diSsatisfac-
ton, such great disorders, so many strikes,
etc. How nice would it be if people in our
days were living as brothers and sisters, like
the first Christians, like Adam and Eve in the
paradise. Since, through the weakness of
our race. this cannot be expected, / have
sacrificed myself to alleviate in the best pos
Sible way, as far as is In my power, through
my corporal and mental capacities as we'll
to some extent the human uliSerieS men are
subject 10. have tried to keep up good
morals and habits among all classes, and al
ways found the expected success. My re-
ward for it to see them contented. l
found thu ough experience that this and
purity of heart are the very foundation of
good, happy and contented life. There are
complaints pouring in from all sizes about
troubles, about general dissatisfaction and
disunionS, and about many other calamitieS
too numerous to mention. There is in reality
in the present century a great deal of i'll
justice going on. even in the very midst of
the sanctuary, from the president to the
clerk. from the inonopoliSt to the common
laborer, from the higher clergy to the lay
man. Hence those complaints are not with
out cause. Everyl oily, socialists, anarchists,
communists and religionists, teach and preach
daily that they bring peace to mankind. But
all of them have hitherto failed to show
much success. Even if the anarchists, soci-
alistS and communists would, by pursuing
their principles. succeed in their efforts to
remove the present indignities of men, they
would bring TO the world greater evils than
are already existing, and the last would be
worse than the first. 1t is true religion has
helped our people greatly in this regard, and
is doing much yet for spreading knowledge,
wisdom and other good virtues among the
people. But, even from this side, cannot
expect q permanent relief from the present
miseries, since all people do not belong to
religious societies and many never will join
them, and it is even true that all members of
religious denominations are not strictly
religious themselves. Where should we then
seek our refuge and relief? 1t is in a just and
good government, in our legislation. This is
the aim am striving fOr-to have good laws
and this zeal every one ought to have vino
desires that it shall be well with his native
country. Through the influence Of good leg
islation the "interstate" bill has been acted
upon and become a law-one of the best ones
for years. By it equality and justice is done
to every bodv-tO the railway companies by
increasing their earnings in numerous ways,
and to the public by abolishing that tedious
| "pass system" Poor folks had to pay form
ery the highest freight and percentage of the
miles they travelled. People that could best
afford it were riding at half fare rates up and
down. This has been changed now by the
above law. This is whar l am aiming at:
Justice to every one. good and solid leglsla-
ton; and my aim shall be crowned with sue
cess by seeing people happy and content.
C. D.